Howanou Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Howanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 237 | 1:43,610 | 5,585 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Howanou (115) may also be a first name.
Howanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Howanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Howanou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Howanou.
How Common Is The Last Name Howanou? popularity and diffusion
Howanou is the 1,052,587th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Howanou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 115 people.
The surname Howanou is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 43,610. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 77 percent are found, Zou Department, where 11 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Howanou
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